Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Central America
Central America: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value was 23,847 1000 USD in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
23,847 1000 USD
Change on year
down 10.2%
Rank
21st
of 25 groups
All-time high
40,099 1000 USD
in 1967
All-time low
7,443 1000 USD
in 1980
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — gross production value in Central America is 23,847 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production value in Central America peaked at 40,099 1000 USD in 1967 and was at its lowest, 7,443 1000 USD, in 1980.
Central America ranks 21st of 25 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Central America, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,274 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 25,938 1000 USD | +11.4% |
| 1963 | 31,656 1000 USD | +22.0% |
| 1964 | 32,520 1000 USD | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 28,768 1000 USD | -11.5% |
| 1966 | 36,454 1000 USD | +26.7% |
| 1967 | 40,099 1000 USD | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 30,967 1000 USD | -22.8% |
| 1969 | 36,001 1000 USD | +16.3% |
| 1970 | 39,082 1000 USD | +8.6% |
| 1971 | 32,487 1000 USD | -16.9% |
| 1972 | 31,834 1000 USD | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 24,361 1000 USD | -23.5% |
| 1974 | 19,462 1000 USD | -20.1% |
| 1975 | 19,812 1000 USD | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 20,681 1000 USD | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 18,960 1000 USD | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 14,515 1000 USD | -23.4% |
| 1979 | 16,195 1000 USD | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 7,443 1000 USD | -54.0% |
| 1981 | 12,945 1000 USD | +73.9% |
| 1982 | 13,127 1000 USD | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 12,025 1000 USD | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 13,597 1000 USD | +13.1% |
| 1985 | 12,040 1000 USD | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 7,611 1000 USD | -36.8% |
| 1987 | 14,971 1000 USD | +96.7% |
| 1988 | 12,431 1000 USD | -17.0% |
| 1989 | 9,213 1000 USD | -25.9% |
| 1990 | 9,490 1000 USD | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 9,374 1000 USD | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 12,583 1000 USD | +34.2% |
| 1993 | 9,723 1000 USD | -22.7% |
| 1994 | 8,490 1000 USD | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 8,369 1000 USD | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 8,272 1000 USD | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 12,884 1000 USD | +55.8% |
| 1998 | 10,031 1000 USD | -22.1% |
| 1999 | 12,563 1000 USD | +25.2% |
| 2000 | 13,924 1000 USD | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 15,780 1000 USD | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 13,156 1000 USD | -16.6% |
| 2003 | 16,346 1000 USD | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 16,294 1000 USD | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 18,649 1000 USD | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 17,500 1000 USD | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 17,013 1000 USD | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 16,724 1000 USD | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 12,954 1000 USD | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 15,133 1000 USD | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 15,316 1000 USD | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 11,390 1000 USD | -25.6% |
| 2013 | 12,986 1000 USD | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 14,198 1000 USD | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 19,480 1000 USD | +37.2% |
| 2016 | 21,520 1000 USD | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 23,719 1000 USD | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 21,277 1000 USD | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 19,644 1000 USD | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 24,246 1000 USD | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 26,021 1000 USD | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 22,119 1000 USD | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 26,567 1000 USD | +20.1% |
| 2024 | 23,847 1000 USD | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,742 1000 USD | 23,274 1000 USD | 40,099 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 23,739 1000 USD | 14,515 1000 USD | 39,082 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,540 1000 USD | 7,443 1000 USD | 14,971 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,178 1000 USD | 8,272 1000 USD | 12,884 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,834 1000 USD | 12,954 1000 USD | 18,649 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,466 1000 USD | 11,390 1000 USD | 23,719 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,560 1000 USD | 22,119 1000 USD | 26,567 1000 USD | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production value in Central America?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production value in Central America was 23,847 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 40,099 1000 USD in 1967.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,443 1000 USD in 1980.
- How does Central America rank for sweet potatoes — gross production value?
- Central America ranks 21st out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production value rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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